snowboardxt

Great indeed. I'm not a fan of using ethanol but it could very well be good thing. There is a ethanol refinery planned for here in TN, which does help with aspects of the economy but I still wish that I had the "freedom" to choose to not use ethanol. Should I think about using a engine or fuel additative to boost performace and/or to make sure that water does not get into the fuel?

Thanks for the feedback. I wish that I didnt have to use ethanol but if I'm forced to then so be it, we will see how it works out.

The MPG is not really a big deal, I can handle that. However, pure ethanol attracts water. I'm not sure how much water can be absorbed if its blended with gasoline but either way, it still could be hurting our engines. My car was built early 2006 before ethanol was mainstream and I personally do not think that my engine and fuel lines are optimized for the use of ethanol. I'm not saying that ethanol is going to stop my car in its tracks if I fill my tank with E10, I'm simply thinking long term. No one really knows what the long term effects are. It could hurting the longevity of the engine especially if water is being absorbed into the blend of gas and ethanol Many say there is nothing wrong with ethanol and that may be true if you car was built after it became mainstream.

I want to get everyones opinion on using 100% gas vs 10% ethanol. The reason I'm asking is that 100% gas is slowly becoming harder to find. I've been told that my state (Tennessee) has created a law that all gas stations will be required to use only 10% ethanol gas by the end of the year. I have used 10% enthanol 1 time since I've owned my 06 SEL. She seems to run very well with 100% gas. I'm not wanting to run ethanol but I may be forced to.

Mine too also does this (2006 SEL), However It seems that this only happens when I have the AC on. Try to turn off the AC and see if it still happens. It seems that there has been multiple problems with the AC system especially on the 2006 models. Keep me posted to see if that changes anything